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Trump’s World AIDS day proclamation fails to mention LGBT community.

President Trump failed to mention the LGBT community in his World AIDS day proclamation, drawing criticism from several prominent civil rights organizations. “Today, on World AIDS Day, we honor those who have lost their lives to AIDS, we celebrate the remarkable progress… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Gay conversion therapy to be banned in NYC under Council bill.

Conversion therapy meant to turn gay people straight will be banned in New York City under a bill passed by the City Council Thursday. The bill will make it illegal for anyone to charge a fee for therapy intended to change a client’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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US HIV diagnoses improving, but progress varies, CDC says.

Delays in the time between becoming infected with HIV and getting a diagnosis are shortening, helped by efforts to increase testing for the virus that causes AIDS, U.S. health officials said. The report, released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 50 percent of the 39,720 people… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Is this ‘LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP’ inclusiveness training session flyer real?

A months-old photograph purportedly showing a flyer for a “LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP” inclusiveness training session hosted by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (EFTO) was recirculated on social media in November 2017 after it was featured in an article in the Daily Mail: Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Blood donor rules are changing for gay men in Scotland and England.

New blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men have today come into effect in Scotland and Wales, and will come into effect in England tomorrow, meaning more gay and bisexual men will be eligible to give blood. Gay and bisexual men in Britain will be able to… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Most LGBT Americans experience harassment and discrimination.

The majority of LGBTQ Americans say they have experienced some form of harassment or discrimination due to their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a report by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Public Radio. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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What are the top ten myths about men’s sexuality?

What did you learn about the sexual revolution in school?  The main topics were probably burning bras, contraception, homosexuality, alternatives to monogamy, contraception, sex before and outside marriage, contraception, and abortion … oh and abstinence and contraception. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality